Bibliography: Benchmarking

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Bibliography: Benchmarking of models

The following list of references show data useful for benchmarking against the different models.

Circuit Specific Energy Consumption

Mill Power Draw

  • Nelson, M; Valery, W; Morrell, S, Performance Characteristics and Optimisation of the Fimiston (KCGM) SAG Mill Circuit, Page 233 - 248, SAG 1996 Conference, Vancouver, Canada.
    • Diameter inside shell = 10.970 m
    • Diameter inside liners = 10.797 m
    • Belly length inside liners (EGL) = 4.417 m
    • Centre-line length = 6.920 m

Table 4 presents results of several SAG surveys at different speed and load conditions. The survey measured motor input power. Drives are assumed to have an efficiency of 0.96 and pinion efficiency of 0.985, so the model shell power draw is converted to motor input power by dividing by 0.9456.

Survey Survey Power, kW at input Mill speed, %critical Ball load, %v/v Total load, %v/v Pulp %solids, w/w Model power, kW at input/shell
Survey 1 9,255 72.5 13 21.6 65.9
Survey 2 10,374 77 13 25.2 63.3 / 9,821
Survey 3 8,395 75 15 16.1 70
Survey 4 8,299 78 11.5 13.5 60
Survey 5 10,976 80 11.5 22.2 60
Survey 6 8,616 74 11.5 13.6 63
Survey 7 11,684 82 14 20 75
Survey 8 11,610 78 13 28.6 75
Survey 9 11,571 78 13 25.8 75
Survey 10 9,408 80 12 19 75

The predicted power draw of Example project sample circuit number 7 (Fimiston) using sample MLE, based on the KCGM paper published by Campbell, J. et al; 1998 AusIMM Annual Conference.

Historic & Other Interesting Benchmarking

  1. Myers, J.F., Michaelson, S.D., Bond, F.C., Rod Milling—Plant and Laboratory Data, Technical Publication No. 2175, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 1947. [1]